I’ll call somebody ‘dumb’ or ‘stupid’ if they make a dumb or stupid play. I don’t know any other word for it, and if they don’t like the word, that’s too bad.
BILL PARCELLSWhen I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, ‘Do you think I’m Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?’ After that, they called me Tuna.
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When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
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You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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Something goes wrong, I yell at them -‘Fix it’- whether it’s their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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I talked to the team a lot about staying power. You never find out if you have that until you’ve been beaten down a few times.
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If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don’t care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.
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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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There’s no grey area, there’s instant gratification and there are no quarterly reports. We’re not just doing a little bit better. You know every Sunday what happened.
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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When I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, ‘Do you think I’m Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?’ After that, they called me Tuna.
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I don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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I just try to do the best job I possibly can – put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Once you have done everything that you possibly can – you’ve put forth your greatest effort – then I can live with whatever’s next.
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If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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